5.4% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Meadow Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Meadow Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Meadow Heights have spent time volunteering or caring for others since 2011. While 13.2% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, the number of people caring for children has fallen sharply over the last decade. This reflects a general trend toward lower community participation across several areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 5.4% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2011, when 7.0% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare has dropped to 20.2%, which is well below the Victorian average of 26.3%. While 13.6% of people do over 15 hours of housework weekly, 13.2% provide some form of unpaid care, a figure a little above the Australian average.
13.2% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.6% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at 0.6%. This is among the lowest levels for similar areas and is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.6%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Meadow Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051247/meadow-heights/topic/community